REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUTA -- A total of 692 domestic and international flight schedules at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, had to be canceled as a result of eruption of Mount Barujari in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

"The airport is now exposed by volcanic ashes from the eruption of Mount Barujari," said Head of Airport Authority of Region IV, Yusfandri Gona, Wednesday (4/11).

According to him, the cancellation of hundreds of flights started when the airport was closed on Tuesday (3/11) until Thursday (5/11) at 8:45 am local time.

He described the number of flights what were canceled consisted of 183 arrivals and 189 departures for domestic routes. For the international routes, during the three days of the closing, 157 arrivals and 163 departures were canceled.